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The assault on independent journalism and research continues with IT "surveys" on the Independent and Public-Spirited Media Foundation, Centre for Policy Research and Oxfam. DIGIPUB condemns this repressive trend.

Given the urgency of the situation, we request the International Cricket Council (ICC), Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and all member boards of the ACC which include SLC, BCCI, PCB, BCB and ACB to consider declaring the 2022 Asia Cup final as a benefit match.
We request that the proceeds of this match on 11 September 2022 at Dubai International Stadium be donated towards aid and relief for the flood-affected in Pakistan.

We all know, that Mahatma Gandhi undertook a Yatra like the Bharat Jodo Yatra some 93 years ago immediately after the 44th session of the Indian National Congress held on the banks of the Ravi river at Lahore. A resolution demanding complete independence was passed on December 31, 1929. In that meeting, Vallabhbhai Patel suggested a massive march to Delhi, and Jawaharlal Nehru advised setting up a parallel government. But Mahatma Gandhi in his memorable speech proposed a march of 78 dedicated and disciplined Satyagrahis to offer Salt Satyagraha.

The Inquiry is a joint effort of cross-party Parliamentarians from both Houses of the British Parliament and experts (the Inquiry Team) working together to reveal atrocities and promote justice for the Hazaras in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

India needs a bridge, a political one that connects opposition parties with grassroots movements. Last week provided a glimpse of what such a bridge might look like. The possibility of resuscitating Indian democracy and reclaiming our republic depends on this political innovation.